The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-03-12

going to have monopoly of the good
things of the day In every city and
town of any Importance in the State our
Irish friends will assemble and show
that they have not forgotten neither
Ireland or her Patron Saint.
Duluth will celebrate the day on
mammoth scale. j. j. McCafferty, of
St. Paul, will address the assembled
people in the evening.
Alta regular meeting of Division No.
l, A. O. H., of st. Cloud, held in their
hall last Sunday, it was decided to cele-
brate st. Patrlck's Day by all the men,
bers attending Holy Communion in a
body in full regalia. High Mass will be
celebrated at o'clock at the Cathedral
for the members. Rev. Father Stemper
will deliver an appropriate address in
the evening.
In Mankato the congregation of st
Johns Catholic Church are making
preparations for the proper celebration
of St. Patrick's Day (March 17.) Ex-
ercises appropriate to the occasion will
be held at the Opera House in the even
ing and will consist of addresses, mu-
sical selections. recitations, ETC., pro-
gramme to be announced later. A sup
per will be served IN the basement of
the Opera House under the auspices of
the ladies of the church.
At Hastings. Minn., the young people
of the Church of the Guardian Angels
will observe st. Patrick's night by pre-
senting an Irish play. The rehearsals
are taking place under the eye of Mr..
Albert Schaller, and give promise of an
effective entertainment.
In Faribault they are preparing to
celebrate ST. Patrick's Day with dra-
matte performance in Hill's Opera
House for the benefit of the Immacu-
late Conception Church.
Brainerd, Graceville, Anoka, Water
town, Winona, Rochester; Saltwater,
Waterville, Owatonna, Austin, Waseca,
North6eld, Preston, st. Peter, LIE
Sueur, Wabasha, Lake City, Corcoran,
and many otter cities and towns through
out the State will pay due and proper
attention to the celebration of st. Pat
rick's Day.
ST. PATR1CK'S DAY NOTES.
The Montreal Irishmen will parade.
Division /, A. O. H., of Denver, give
social.
There will be a parade in Newport,
r. (.
The Grand Rapids Irishmen give a
banquet.
There will be parade in Chicago and
also union ball.
Hugh Magraw will be marshal of the
Fall River, Mass, parade.
A banquet will be given by the Hi
bernian Society of Baltimore.
The I. N. L. of Nashville, Tenn,
promise grand entertainment.
The Friendly Sons Of ST. Patrick. of
will give banquet.
In New Haven, Conn.,, the Sons of
St. Patrick will have grand social.
The parade in Brooklyn, N. Y, will,
it is said, include over 5000 men.
Col. Daniel Linehan will be the
Grand Marshal of the St. Louis parade.
Judge Fitzgerald, Of Cincinnati, will
be the orator of the day in indianapolis,
Ind. ~.
The parade in San Francisco prom
ises to be one of the largest they have
eyer held.
The Irishmen of Boston will observe
the day in becoming manner, and on
an extensive scale.
The A. o. H., of Meriden, Conn.,, will
have banquet, and in Danbury they
will have their annual ball.
The parade and the concert in aid of
Father Roche's Working Boys Home
are the notable features of Boston's
celebrations.
Dan w. Lawler will be marshal of
the procession in St. Paul on St. Pat
rick's Day. He will Go the honors in
an admirable manner.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of
St. Paul will attend in body the per-
Torrance given by the Crusaders So
ciety at the Grand Opera House, on the
evening of st. Patrick's Day.
The New York celebrations are all.
being well managed. The parade prom-
ises to be as large as any that have been
held. The annual ball Of the Sixty
ninth should be great success.
Advertisers will please note the fact
that next weeks edition Of The IRISH
will be nearly double that
of any previous week. The paper will
find it's way into the hands Of the most
desirable class of people-people who
buy goods and pay cash.
Correspondents would please read the
notice at the head of our editorial col
umns concerning the reports Of st. Pat
rick's Day celebration, and govern
themselves accordingly. We would be
pleased to have the reports at the
oor1;oot oonvonionca Of orr cOrreSnOn.